The People’s Covid Inquiry has accused the Government of ‘misconduct in public office’ over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic which led to tens of thousands of avoidable deaths. In the absence of a formal public inquiry into the pandemic

Preliminary findings

Jul 13th, 2021 1h 13m

We're inviting the public and press to join us and Michael Mansfield QC and the People's Covid Inquiry panel to hear our 'manifestly obvious findings'. The reason we called our People's Covid Inquiry immediately while the pandemic is ongoing wa

The pandemic continues - What must happen now?

Jun 16th, 2021 2h 38m

Previous sessions have heard testimony on government policies before and during the pandemic that have had significant bearing on the impact of the pandemic on the population, the differential impacts on groups in the population, the success or

Impact on the population (2 of 2) Families, NHS staff, mental health

Jun 3rd, 2021 2h 12m

This session looks at the wellbeing of the population during the pandemic, with a focus on the welfare and mental health needs of NHS and frontline staff, families and young people. The Government’s decisions and how it communicated them to the

Profiteering from the people's health?

May 24th, 2021 2h 10m

A striking feature of the government’s pandemic response has been contracting out COVID related services to private companies. This has been without the usual tendering processes and any transparency around contract details including costs. Des

Profiteering from the people's health?

May 24th, 2021 2h 10m

Inequalities and discrimination

May 7th, 2021 1h 57m

The People's COVID Inquiry asks: was there any serious appraisal of risk for sections of our society who experience inequalities and discrimination? What has the outcome been and how has the Government responded?The devastating differential imp

Inequalities and discrimination

May 7th, 2021 1h 57m

Impact on frontline staff and key workers

Apr 22nd, 2021 2h 8m

The People's COVID Inquiry asks: Were the roles of key workers and the risks they faced understood? Were they supported and protected? Were employment conditions, in-work poverty and health and safety at work given adequate consideration by the

Impact on the population (1 of 2) Disability and social care in the pandemic

Apr 9th, 2021 2h 8m

The People's COVID Inquiry asks: Was this scale of death, long-term illness and distress inevitable? Why were Covid-positive patients discharged into care homes on three separate occasions? Was the UK social care sector well-equipped to meet th

Did the government adopt the right public health strategy?

Mar 24th, 2021 2h 1m

The People's COVID inquiry asks: what does ‘Zero Covid’ mean and is it possible, or has the Government really done the best it can? Is it possible to protect the population and protect the economy at the same time? Did the prospect of an effect

How did the government respond?

Mar 11th, 2021 2h 2m

The People's COVID Inquiry asks: What strategies did the Government employ to bring the virus under control and were they effective? Did it pay due regard to scientific evidence and public health expertise? Was it influenced by 'lockdown scepti

How well prepared was the NHS?

Mar 11th, 2021 1h 54m

The People's Covid Inquiry asks: how has policy over the last decade impacted on the resilience of our NHS, social care system and public health systems and its preparedness for the coronavirus pandemic whilst delivering continuity of core NHS

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